UDAIPUR: Menar bird village in Udaipur will be developed as another wetland in the state. On the occasion of World Wetland Day, officials of the district administration, forest department and Vallabhnagar MLA Preeti Shakatwat visited the village. Both the lakes at the village are conserved for migratory birds and can prove to be an important tourist destination.
Shakatwat said the development of these lakes will be done in the presence of the departments concerned. The villagers have demanded that keeping in view the tourism activities, development work should be carried out within a year. The MLA has also assured of constructing a trauma centre in the region with immediate effect. High tension lines passing through the lakes will also be removed.
Menar villagers have been instrumental in conserving the lakes all these years. Every year, many species of migratory birds' visit these lakes and many birds have made this spot there permanent abode. Udaipur collector Tara Chand Meena said a management plan would be prepared for systematic development of the lakes and instructed department officers to prepare an action plan to get it notified as a wetland at the earliest.
